Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe's attitude toward natural-gas fracking seems to depend on whether it occurs somewhere that would be politically inconvenient for him. McAuliffe, a Democrat, said recently he's determined to prevent the controversial drilling method from intruding on the rugged Appalachian beauty of the George Washington National Forest, where opposition has been strong. His spokesman said the governor also thinks the potential threat to water supplies creates "a high hurdle" for fracking to win approval at proposed drilling sites east of Fredericksburg and within a two-hour drive from downtown Washington. Good for McAuliffe. But the governor has no...

An essay in Vanity Fair last week taught us more about Monica Lewinsky than we had learned since Ken Starr wrote his sordid X-rated report in 1998.She has gained some wisdom from her brush with infamy. Her ostensible reason for writing now is to help...

If Hillary Clinton doesn't run for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016 — and there's one chance in five of that — the party could have a nervous breakdown.On the national level, the Democratic bench is weaker, or more overshadowed, than at...

All along the Eastern seaboard, places known to millions as cheery summer getaways were battered to pieces Monday by the monstrous waves and wailing winds of Hurricane Sandy.Part of Atlantic City's Boardwalk smashed into floating lumber and two people...

Twelve months before the voting is set to begin, the 2016 presidential race is shaping up as a fiercely competitive contest driven by two overriding forces that — candidates aside — will go a long way toward deciding the next occupant of the White House....

Maryland health officials designated three hospitals to receive Ebola patients in Maryland — including Johns Hopkins Hospital and the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore — changing course from previous plans almost two weeks after the virus...

Travelers to Maryland from three West African countries where Ebola continues to spread could be quarantined at home or barred from public transit, depending on their risk of exposure to the deadly virus, under guidelines Gov. Martin O'Malley announced...

WASHINGTON — Backers and allies of Hillary Rodham Clinton are increasingly worried about the threat posed by a motley field of Democratic presidential hopefuls who could complicate or even derail a Clinton candidacy in 2016 by focusing attention on her...

WASHINGTON — The Republican takeover of the Senate could be good news for at least one Democrat: Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Clinton campaigned hard this fall for Democrats and spent much of her time trying to preserve a Democratic majority in the Senate —...

A record Preakness crowd saw the Kentucky Derby winner streak to victory Saturday at Pimlico Race Course, tantalizing fans with the possibility that California Chrome will be the first horse in nearly four decades to win racing's coveted Triple...

"House of Cards" and the state of Maryland reached a deal late Friday that will keep the Netflix series in state to film Season 3.
"Spoiler alert: we're going to keep the 3,700 jobs and more than 100 million dollars of economic activity...

Hillary Rodham Clinton sure sounds like a woman who wants to run for president.
"If you really want to do something, if you believe you're the right person to do it, if you think that it could make a difference, then you have to be willing to...

Royal Caribbean's Grandeur of the Seas cruise ship returned to the Port of Baltimore Friday after undergoing a $48 million renovation.
The ship, which replaces the Enchantment of the Seas, arrived early Friday morning for a ribbon-cutting ceremony and...

When Rep. Chris Van Hollen struck up a conversation recently with a U.S. Capitol Police officer he sees every day on his way to work, he immediately learned two things about the man: He's from Baltimore and he's a huge Ravens fan.And so the Montgomery...

I am in heaven. I know I am part of a minority, but I love college baseball the way most folks love NCAA basketball. Forget the Final Four, the Road to Omaha is what gets my adrenaline pumping.
And ESPN started the journey for viewers like me with an...

As they reflect on the scenes from their last seven months, the baseball players of Towson University feel almost as if they're looking in on someone else's life.
President Maravene Loeschke, flanked by campus police officers, gathering them so she could...

Credited with reenergizing and modernizing the nation's oldest and largest civil rights organization, NAACP president Benjamin Jealous announced Sunday he will step down from his position at the end of the year.
In a statement, Jealous said he wanted...

After 20 years, do you still feel the LUV, Baltimore?
Southwest Airlines does – big time. The airline is celebrating its 20th anniversary at BWI-Marshall International Airport. Since launching service on Sept. 15, 1993, Southwest has grown to become...

I will leave it to The Sun's political reporters to write about who "won" or "lost" this cooked-up and dumbed-down TV cartoon of a debate between Gov. Martin O'Malley and his Texas counterpart Rick Perry Wednesday on CNN's...

President Barack Obama used a visit to Maryland on Thursday to push back against congressional Republicans who are working to delay provisions of his health care law set to take effect next week.
The president vowed that his signature domestic initiative...